~KBKarma

... and I passed. Barely, but I made it. A III.

Highest exam result was 2ba3 (C and C++), which I was expecting, followed closely by 2ba5 (telecommunications and information management), the one I was most dreading which consisted of about twelve 200-page A4 books, then 2ba2 (Java and Eiffel), which I thought I did better in, 2ba4 (hardware and VHDL), which was dismal, but I wasn't really expecting much, and 2ba1 (Maths), which was surprisingly low at 40%. Out of my non-examinables, my highest was 2ba7 (group project), which was at 67%, followed by 2ba6 (Broad Curriculum, which for me was Psychology), which I already knew.

So... Yeah. I get to keep working all summer, and don't have to worry about repeats.

SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!

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Greens, aka Friendlies, aka People Who (Hopefully) WON'T Toss Me Out On The Street If I Turn Up At Their House Seeking Shelter Because I'm A Penniless Student:


Blues, aka T17 Forumites:

My results haven't come out yet. And I'm going to Q-Con on Friday.

I do, however, have a job. It is decent job, and the pay is incredible.

Now, a meme, via .

Passed?

I did it too. I'll stick it in my journal so more (ie SOME) people see it as well.

Level 1
( ) Smoked A Cigarette
( ) Smoked A Cigar
( ) Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex
(X) Drank alcohol _{(Twice. Didn't like it much.)}


Level 2
(X) Are / Been In Love _{(Mah first cwush... )}
( ) Dumped someone
( ) Been Fired
(X) Been In A Fist Fight _{(It ended rather quickly, with me on the losing side. Luckily, no marks. It consisted of me flailing madly. And then failing badly.)}

Level 3
( ) Had A Crush On An Older Person
(X) Skipped Class _(...)
( ) Slept With A Co-worker
( ) Seen Someone / Something Die

Level 4
( ) Had / Have A Crush On One Of Your deviantart Friends
(X) Been To Paris _{(Only between connecting flights, though)}
(X) Been To Spain _{(... Does Gran Canaria count?)}
(X) Been On A Plane
( ) Thrown Up From Drinking

Level 5
(X) Eaten Sushi _{(And I'm having more for lunch tomorrow! *glee*)}
( ) Been Snowboarding
(X) Met Someone Through Internet _{(Two such someones, actually. If you count met by chance after meeting on the internet, more.)}
( ) Been in a Mosh Pit

Level 6
( ) Been In An Abusive Relationship
(X) Taken Pain Killers _{(Disprin counts. I've also got some migraine nasal spray stuff.)}
( ) Liked/loved Someone Who You Cant Have
(X) Laid On Your Back And Watched Cloud Shapes Go By
( ) Made A Snow Angel _{(Never enough snow here... Also, snow is cold and icky.)}

Level 7
(X) Had A Tea Party _{(TELL NO ONE.)}
(X) Flown A Kite
(X) Built A Sand Castle
( ) Gone mudding
( ) Played Dress Up

Level 8
(X) Jumped Into A Pile Of Leaves
( ) Gone Sledging
(X) Cheated While Playing A Game
(X) Been Lonely
(X) Fallen Asleep At Work / School

Level 9
(X) Watched The Sun Set _{(And then I watched it rise a few hours later.)}
( ) Felt An Earthquake
(X) Killed A Snake _{(I had a hand in releasing one accidentally into my aunt's larder. Does that count?)}

Level 10
(X) Been Tickled _{(ALL. THE. TIME.)}
(X) Been Robbed / Vandalized _{(I choose to consider "having pennies dropped down your trousers while you scream helplessly with laughter" and "having people write goodbye on your shirt" as being vandalised. Though I enjoyed it.)}
( ) Been cheated on
(X) Been Misunderstood _{(SRSLY, ALL. THE. TIME.)}

Level 11
(X) Won A Contest _{(At Leprecon, no less!)}
( ) Been Suspended From School
( ) Had Detention
( ) Been In A Car / Motorcycle Accident

Level 12
( ) Had / Have Braces
( ) Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(X) Danced in the moonlight _{(And the rain, and my underwear...)}

Level 13
(X) Hated The Way You Look _{(Everyone does at some point.)}
( ) Witnessed A Crime
( ) Pole Danced
(X) Questioned Your Heart _{(And the fucking thing never answers.)}
(X) Been obsessed with post-it-notes _{(They stick! Then they unstick! THEN THEY STICK AGAIN!!!)}

Level 14
(X) Squished Barefoot Through The Mud
(X) Been lost.
(X) Been To The Opposite Side Of The World _{(Eh, close enough)}
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Felt like you were dying _{(Gorram migraines...)}

Level 15
(X) Cried to sleep
(X) Played Cops And Robbers
( ) Recently Colored With Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers
(X) Sang Karaoke _{(After I was done, someone piped up "That doesn't count, he was actually good!" )}
(X) Paid For A Meal With Only Coins _{(One drink in Pizza hut, worth about €2.50, paid with €1 and assorted others. Including about twenty 1c pieces.)}

Level 16
(X) Done Something You Told Yourself You Wouldn't _{(Stayed up playing TF2... AGAIN)}
(X) Made Prank Phone Calls _{("Welcome to WorldCall..." )}
(X) Laughed Until Some Kind Of Beverage Came Out Of Your Nose _{("Fuck the WHAT?!" Fuck you, ~inky!)}
( ) Kissed In The Rain

Level 17
( ) Written A Letter To Santa Claus
( ) Watched The Sun Set/ sun rise With Someone You Care/Cared About
(X) Blown Bubbles
(X) Made A Bonfire On The Beach Or Anywhere

Level 18
( ) Crashed A Party
( ) Have Traveled More Than 5 Days With A Car Full Of People
(X) Gone Rollerskating / Blading
(X) Had A Wish Come True
( ) Slept with a member of the same sex.

Level 19
( ) Worn Pearls
(X) Jumped Off A Bridge
(X) Screamed "Penis" or "Vagina" _{(And I did it in the middle of Grafton Street. It was hilarious.)}
( ) Swam With Dolphins

Level 20
( ) Got Your Tongue Stuck To A Pole/Freezer/ice Cube
(X) Kicked A Fish
( ) Worn The Opposite Sex's Clothes
(X) Sat On A Roof Top _{(Sort of rooftopettes, actually: porch roof outside my brother's window, and roof above the washing machine room.)}

Level 21
(X) Screamed At The Top Of Your Lungs
( ) Done / Attempted A One-Handed Cartwheel
( ) Talked On The Phone For More Than 6 Hours
( ) Recently stayed up for a while talking to someone you care about

Level 22
(X) Picked And Ate An Apple Right Off The Tree _{(Mulberries, but it's close enough.)}
(X) Climbed A Tree
(X) Had/Been In A Tree House
(X) Been scared To Watch Scary Movies Alone

Level 23
(X) Believed In Ghosts
( ) Have had More Then 30 Pairs Of Shoes
( ) Gone Streaking
( ) Visited Jail

Level 24
( ) Played Chicken
( ) Been Pushed into a pool with all your clothes on
( ) Been Told You're Hot By A Complete Stranger
( ) Broken A Bone
(X) Been Easily Amused _{(I'M ALWAYS EASILY AMUSED.)}

Level 25
(X) Caught A Fish Then Ate It Later
( ) Made A Porn Video/got asked to make one
( ) Caught A Butterfly
(X) Laughed So Hard You Cried
(X) Cried So Hard You Laughed

Level 26
(X) Mooned/Flashed Someone
(X) Had Someone Moon/Flash You
( ) Cheated On A Test (I got caught. I decided it was more hastle than just doing the damned study!)
(X) Forgotten Someone's Name _{(My memory for names is appaling. I once forgot my OWN name.)}
( ) French Braided Someones Hair
( ) Gone Skinny Dipping
( ) Been Kicked Out Of Your House
( ) Tried to hurt yourself.

Level 27
( ) Rode A Roller Coaster
(X) Went Scuba-Diving/Snorkeling _{(In a swimming pool...)}
(X) Had A Cavity
( ) Black-Mailed Someone
( ) Been Black Mailed

Level 28
( ) Been Used
(X) Fell Going Up The Stairs
( ) Licked A Cat
(X) Bitten Someone
(X) Licked Someone

Level 29
(X) Been shot at/or at gunpoint _{(The gun wasn't loaded. And, apparently, I nearly got my head blown off by my grandfather.)}
( ) Had sex in the rain
( ) Flattened someones tires
( ) Rode in a car/truck until the gas light came on
( ) Got five dollars or less worth of gas

Grand Total: 66

In other news, I finished Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Both rock hard. Though the latter has some bad things happen.

And I'm playing TF2 once more!

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Greens, aka Friendlies, aka People Who (Hopefully) WON'T Toss Me Out On The Street If I Turn Up At Their House Seeking Shelter Because I'm A Penniless Student:


Blues, aka T17 Forumites:

Old meme is OLD!

Stolen from

Rules: Go to Google and search the phrase. Type in the first answer. Tag 3 friends. Please be mature and use your REAL 1st name...

Use the first thing that comes up that makes sense.

Q: Type in "[your name] needs" in the Google search:
A: Alex needs more than just a rat trap for this vermin...
BACK, YOU VERMIN!

Q: Type in "[your name] looks like" in Google search:
A: So what does Google think Alex Iskold looks like?
Nothing like me!

Q: Type in "[your name] says" in Google search:
A: Sir Alex says it's time for repeat of '99.
What? No! NOT AGAIN!!!

Q: Type in "[your name] wants" in Google search:
A: Alexander 'wants poll in 12 months' - The Scotsman
Ooo, my full first name!

Q: Type in "[your name] does" in Google search:
A: Alex (Henry) does an impression of the Evolution of Dance.
I've said this before: limbs. Everywhere.

Q: Type in "[your name] hates" in Google search:
A: Alex Hates You.
I do. Honourable mention goes to Ihatealex.org, which, frighteningly, was started on the 18th September by someone called Alex, who appears to be a tech geek and graffiti artist/afficiondo.

Q: Type in "[your name] asks" in Google search:
A: Alex asks.
I'm not kidding. The next option was "ALEX ASKS $10000 BONUS."

Q: Type in "[your name] goes" in Google search:
A: For his second edition of "Alex goes to..." read about Alex's exciting trip to Thailand.
Never been. Kind of interested in going now.

Q: Type in "[your name] likes" in Google search:
A: "Alex likes tall men," explains Pepperberg, indicating my companion.
Shut up, Pepperberg! They're not supposed to KNO~OW!

Q: Type in "[your name] eats" in Google search:
A: HAPPY ALEX EATS CHEERIO.
Come to think of it, I am kind of hungry...

Q: Type in "[your name] wears" in Google search:
A: Alex Wears Mascara! by Megan.
Fuck you, I do not!

Q: Type in "[your name] was arrested for" in Google Search:
A: When George W. Bush Had Alex Jones Arrested For Asking A Question McGovern should count himself lucky that the thought police didn't put him...
... Oh, WOW.

Tagging... Eh. Anyone who wants it.

Now, BACK TO STUDY!!!

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Greens, aka Friendlies, aka People Who (Hopefully) WON'T Toss Me Out On The Street If I Turn Up At Their House Seeking Shelter Because I'm A Penniless Student:


Blues, aka T17 Forumites:

First off, I had a decent Christmas. And I met a friend from America who now teaches in Japan, and met another friend from America who still lives in America. There was much happiness.

I recently installed the latest drivers for my graphics card. First thing I was greeted with was "Your native resolution is 1440 by 900. Do you want to switch to this resolution?" I nearly cried. For months, I've been trying to get it to set my resolution to that. And now, it does it without any effort on my part. Oh well.

I've ordered two Darwinia posters, which I'll hang up somewhere. Time to take down the ratty Linkin Park poster, methinks. I also need to hang my Sephiroth wall-scroll somewhere new. Or secure it better. Methinks the latter, since it's just creepy to have Sephiroth looking down on you and your bed from the opposite wall.

College goes. I have begun slipping back after Christmas, so I am resolved to stop doing so, and become more proactive again.

I have started playing Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Not bad so far. I've also managed to find Advance Wars: Dual Strike after about four hours searching through town. It was hiding in Gamestop's second-hand section, and was the last of two. I've also become enmeshed in Pokémon Pearl. Which reminds me, I need to play more of both.

Finally, I recently bought Exiles Volume 2 (wonderful series), Nextwave Volumes 1 and 2 (READ IT), Dork Tower Volume 2 (Good stuff), the Old Kingdom Trilogy (also wonderful), Samurai Champloo Volume 1 (oh yeah!), Cowboy Bebop Volume 1, and four Dresden Files books (a magnificent series).

OK, enough about me. How are you guys?

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Greens, aka Friendlies, aka People Who (Hopefully) WON'T Toss Me Out On The Street If I Turn Up At Their House Seeking Shelter Because I'm A Penniless Student:


Blues, aka T17 Forumites:

Just an update:

On holiday. Have some assignments to do, but otherwise going to study and have a bit of fun. Been doing assignments so far, as opposed to last year (where I did three or four, which might have had some bearing on my results).

Might update here at some point. I have a tonne of ideas, and have started on what appears to be shaping up to be a Planescape novel. It's already twice as long as all of my short stories. Just need to work out a bit with Elminster (yes, the wizard), and then figure out the actual PLOT (yes, I'm so good, I don't need a plot until the second chapter! Wait a minute...).

I've been watching a lot of anime recently. Started into Eureka 07 (I like it), have three episodes left of Death Note (supposedly, the ending sucks, but meh. It's great), and have started into One Piece (one I got past the opening, I liked it). As a result, I've started speaking small Japanese, which always occurs when I watch too much anime. Sumimasen.

I've also played (and finished) Portal five times, am playing a lot of TF2, and have recently got back into Deus Ex. Oh, and I got Mechwarrior 4 Vengeance, which I need to play more of.

Have a good Christmas, or whatever you celebrate.

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Greens, aka Friendlies, aka People Who (Hopefully) WON'T Toss Me Out On The Street If I Turn Up At Their House Seeking Shelter Because I'm A Penniless Student:


Blues, aka T17 Forumites: